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- 1NetBSD ships recent rsync built with AI assistanceโFor all Fediverse people using # Linux and starting to move to # NetBSD did you notice that NetBSD has rsync as package
Users migrating from Linux to NetBSD are noting that the operating system's package collection offers a current version of rsync, one reportedly developed by Andrew Tridgell with help from Claude AI. Discussion in the Fediverse is asking which rsync version or alternative people rely on, as free software developers weigh AI-assisted tooling and what it means for classic Unix utilities.
- 2Moroccan Chicken and Prunes Recipe Gains AttentionโSavor The Moroccan Flavors With This Chicken And Prunes Dish! # food # cooking # recipe # Fediverse # flipboardusergroup
Food writer Giangi Kitchen is sharing a recipe for Moroccan chicken with prunes, a classic sweet-savory dish of chicken braised with dried prunes, onions and warm spices such as cinnamon and saffron. The recipe is being circulated among home cooks as an easy fall dinner option, with readers trading the dish as part of a wider interest in North African and Moroccan home cooking.
- 3Cory Doctorow argues systemic incentives drive corporate wrongdoingโRE: https:// mamot.fr/@pluralistic/11735467 3212362196 "- Owens makes an indisputable case that the problems she describ
A widely shared commentary attributed to writer Cory Doctorow argues that Candace Owens makes an indisputable case that the problems she describes have a systemic root, caused not by individual wickedness or greed but by a system designed to reward both. The post is being reshared across the fediverse, with commenters endorsing the framing that incentives, not personal failings, explain harmful corporate behaviour.
- 4Daily happiness poll gauges mood across the FediverseโผHow happy do you feel RIGHT NOW? (I ask this question every day to gauge how happy the Fediverse is.) # happiness # poll
A recurring daily poll asking users of the decentralized Mastodon network how happy they feel right now is circulating again, inviting people to rate their current happiness. The bot running it says it asks the question every day to gauge the overall mood of the Fediverse community. Responses give participants a quick snapshot of collective wellbeing.
- 5Divine Ellison featured on The Greasy Spoon 180 radio mixโผ๐ต # NowPlaying on https:// labr.online ๐ต The Greasy Spoon 180 ๐ค Divine Ellison You can listen or download at any time vi
The online station LABR is airing The Greasy Spoon 180, a mix by DJ Divine Ellison, and inviting listeners to stream or download the episode at any time through its replay service. The announcement is being shared with the station's community radio and Fediverse music audience.
- 6Looptober music challenge returns for 2026โHey fediverse, # looptober is coming up! https:// looptober.neocities.org # looptober2026 # music # musicians # loops #
Musicians are preparing for Looptober, a month-long challenge inviting people to create and share music loops throughout October. The event, detailed on a dedicated website, is being promoted across the fediverse with calls for producers, musicians and loop-makers to take part under shared hashtags for 2026.
- 7Writer declares 'I am not a shadow of my own doubt'โผI am not a shadow of my own doubt https:// subspacewagon.systems/i-am-not -a-shadow-of-my-own-doubt/ Book Of The Unwritt
A creative statement titled 'I am not a shadow of my own doubt' is circulating on the fediverse, tied to Richard J. Tilley's 'Book of the Unwritten Arts', freely available on the Internet Archive, along with the Subspace Wagon and Saturation Earth websites. The piece reads as a personal affirmation of creative self-belief, resonating modestly with a small art-focused audience.
- 8Mastodon users rally to help Rania in GazaโRE: https:// mastodon.social/@oday_gaza/117 354708577934670 Caring Kind Humanitarians; Let us help Rania if we can. By d
A mutual aid appeal is circulating asking people to help a woman named Rania in Gaza through donations or by sharing her fundraising request. The appeal, shared from a Gaza-based account, calls on 'caring kind humanitarians' to contribute, and is tagged with Gaza, Palestine and mutual aid hashtags as users in the fediverse amplify it.
- 9Open Source Helpers Hub launched on CodebergโIf you have a # Codeberg project that needs help => https:// codeberg.org/kate/Open_Source_ Helpers_Hub # followerpower
A new Open Source Helpers Hub has been set up on Codeberg, inviting maintainers of open source projects that need assistance to connect with volunteers willing to help. The initiative is being shared across the fediverse, with users boosting the link to gather more visibility. It reflects ongoing community efforts to keep free software projects maintained and sustainable.
- 10People share stories of meeting in person through the FediverseโRE: https:// social.vivaldi.net/@everton137 /117343529143301881 I'm really impressed by some of the answers so far. In j
A user of the decentralised social network the Fediverse asked others how online connections had turned into real-life meetings, and says the answers impressed them. Within two days, dozens of people described hanging out, attending concerts together and helping each other after first connecting online, prompting warm discussion about community on decentralised platforms.
- 11Mirlo rolls out September feature updates for musiciansโNew on our blog: Mirlo Features Update: September by Mirlo https:// mirlo.space/team/posts/787 Support Mirlo: https:// m
Mirlo, the music platform built for artists, published a September feature update on its blog. The team announced the post to musicians on the fediverse, alongside an option for supporters to tip the project directly. Details of specific new features are limited to the blog post itself.
- 12Gaza Verified welcomes new Palestinian family accountsโHey everyone, @ casey and @ aseelfromgz had the honour of speaking to one family from Gaza today and weโd like to welcom
The Gaza Verified initiative has welcomed a new family from Gaza to its verification project on Mastodon, introducing Samia Anwar among its newly verified members. Organisers Casey and Aseel from Gaza said they spoke with the family and invited users to follow their accounts and give them a warm welcome to the fediverse.
- 13Wild bee spotted nesting in old fence post on Bee Dayโ# Bienstag # nature # naturephotography # pollinators # Bienen # bees # biodiversity # insects # insectsoftheFediverse W
Nature photographers are marking Bee Day by sharing close-up images of wild bees and other pollinators, with one post showing an insect peering out of a hole in a rotting fence post. Contributors are using the occasion to highlight the role of solitary bees in biodiversity and encourage people to notice insects in everyday surroundings.